[CAUT] Whitening Ivories

Marcel Carey mcpianos at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 24 04:10:48 MDT 2010


John,


Could you give me more info about this "cream of tartar" please.



Any particular brand, and where to get it. It's the first time I hear about it.


Thanks,


Marcel

> From: johnparham at piano88.com
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:13:15 -0700
> Subject: [CAUT] Whitening Ivories
> 
> List,
> 

> 
> 2. Next I used 10 grams of 3% hydrogen peroxide with three teaspoons of
> cream of tartar mixed in.  Using a paper towel, I dabbed a little of
> this mixture onto the ivory and began to polish it.  The cream of tartar
> immediately precipitated out as I polished the ivory.  The end result
> was a very clean, shiny ivory.  I did not need to buff the ivory because
> there was no film on it. I like the results so much that I will use this
> technique on the old Chickering action I am working on this weekend.
> 
 
 		 	   		  
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